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10/5/2012, Tishrei 19, 5773

U.S. Ambassador Visits Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, visited on Friday morning the home of Shas' spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. The meeting was also attended by Interior Minister and Shas chairman Eli Yishai.

The meeting began with words of Torah spoken by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who then discussed at length the important relationship between Israel and the United States with the ambassador.

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